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Direct linkBárcena, M. J.; Garín, M. A.; Martín, A.; Tusell, F.; Unzueta, A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
Teaching some concepts in statistics greatly benefits from individual practice with immediate feedback. In order to provide such practice to a large number of students we have written a simulator based on an historical event: the loss in May 22, 1968, and subsequent search for the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion. Students work on a simplified…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Bayesian Statistics
Eadie, Gwendolyn; Huppenkothen, Daniela; Springford, Aaron; McCormick, Tyler – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
We present an active-learning strategy for undergraduates that applies Bayesian analysis to candy-covered chocolate m&m's®. The exercise is best suited for small class sizes and tutorial settings, after students have been introduced to the concepts of Bayesian statistics. The exercise takes advantage of the nonuniform distribution of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bayesian Statistics, Active Learning, Learning Activities
